Some of the victims and their families said they found solace in Casteel’s conviction.

“In the end, there are no winners,” said Kelly Kupiec, the mother of victim Jennifer Kupiec. “His whole family is destroyed. He’s never going to be able to buy his kid a chicken nugget happy meal. He’s not going to walk her down the aisle, and that’s what he has to pay for what he’s done.”

Casteel’s attorneys said they were disappointed in the jury’s verdict. Defense attorney Doug Mullkoff said the terrorism charge was contested.

“We contested this because we thought that this was an overcharge,” Mullkoff said.

The judge ordered Casteel to be held at Livingston County Jail until the pre-sentencing report is prepared.